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Thinking is hard work, which is why you don't see many people doing it.

Sue Grafton

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Sue Grafton
Age: 77 †
Born: 1940
Born: April 24
Died: 2017
Died: December 28
Actor
Author
Journalist
Novelist
Screenwriter
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Louisville
Kentucky
Sue Taylor Grafton
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